Tag: Kwara State Government
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Kwara govt suspends alleged killer-doctor, Adebowale
The Kwara State Government has placed on indefinite suspension the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Kaiama General Hospital, Dr Adio Adeyemi Adebowale, who allegedly kidnapped and killed two women in the state. This was as the state branch of the Nigeria Medical Association has confirmed the status of Adebowale as a certified medical doctor and…
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Kwara State confirms first case of Monkeypox
Kwara State government has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Raji Razak, made the confirmation in a statement he personally signed and made available to TheNewsGuru on Thursday. The statement said a 29-year-old driver resident in Gbugbu in Edu Local Government Area of the state was…
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Hijab crisis: Kwara govt reopens shut Baptist school
Kwara State Government has approved the reopening of Oyun Baptist High School, Ijagbo. TheNewsGuru.com recalls that academic activities were halted in the institution 119 days ago over the crisis caused by the wearing of Hijab. The crisis was between Muslim and Christian parents who besieged the school to defend
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Kwara Govt approves naming of state varsity after Saraki
The Kwara State Government has named the state university (Kwara State University, KWASU) after the late strongman of Kwara politics, Olusola Saraki. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, made the announcement in Ilorin at the inauguration of the Sola Saraki Educational Foundation. Ahmed, who declared that the Kwara State University, KWASU, would henceforth be called Sola Saraki University,…
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Kwara Government shuts three schools over exam malpractices
The Kwara State Government on Friday shut three schools in the state for involving in examination malpractice. This was disclosed by the State’s Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Alhaji Musa Yeketi, in a chat with newsmen in Ilorin. Yeketi listed their names as Topklass Secondary School, Kilanko, Ilorin, Banwo International College, Ajase-Ipo and…
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Kwara Govt. blames parents for poor attendance in schools
The Kwara State Government has expressed displeasure over poor attendance and absenteeism of students in all government schools across the state. The State Commissioner of Education and Human Capital Development, Alhaji Musa Yeketi, stated this while responding to the questions from newsmen on schools’ resumption on Wednesday in Ilorin. Yeketi attributed the low turnout of…